Sentence examples for heightens over the from inspiring English sources

As the clouds gather and the humidity heightens over the once disheartened community, Baboucarr Jallow, Hawa's father smiles with satisfaction, perhaps remembering all the pain of the past, yet hopeful for the precious gift of his children, his life and the future.

"Expectations were heightened over the last few weeks, given Q4 PC shipments and good numbers from Intel".

Anticipation for the forthcoming series has been rife in recent months but was heightened over the weekend by the release of another tense trailer.

In 2000 tensions were further heightened over the issue of Sénégal River usage rights; violence was averted when the Senegalese government abandoned a controversial irrigation plan.

As concern over the long drought has heightened over the past two years, Nestlé and other big water-bottling companies have found themselves increasingly under siege.

Because things have arisen which have made Britain's awareness of the other – that's what prejudice is all about, the other – heightened over the years.

Irish police are investigating a bomb threat to a government minister's office as tensions heighten over the introduction of water charges.

"I think this is a move that reflects the Fed's concern about the economy that has become more heightened over the last month," says Bruce Kasman, chief U.S. economist at J.P. Morgan, who is calling for a half point cut in May.

The criticism of his performance has only heightened over the years.

The threat of bioterrorism, long ignored and denied, has heightened over the past few years.

The dish Not a Ramen, which the chef named carefully "so as not to insult the ramen gods," is more of an homage to the Asian noodle soup which plays with the same components — meaty broth, short rib — but heightens the over-all effect with marrow in a bone the size of your fist.